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2011 Upper Mississippi Mash-Out 2nd Place US IPA!

Upper Mississippi Mash-Out Home Brew Competition

Award winning hops from the 2010 growing season! Ok, my friend Brad Nordine is the brew meister here that took 2nd place in the 10th annual Upper Mississippi Mash-Out (UMMO), category 14 – US IPA! The competition was this past weekend (January 28th and 29th, 2011). This competition is the 2nd largest in the nation! My Magnum hops were used for bittering and he used his Chinook hops for aroma (yes, they are also a bittering hop). See, you can make award winning beers and ales from homegrown hops! I had one of his award winning US IPAs and it was awesome!

Brad has been brewing for several years now and getting better and better each year. He has got quite a setup for his all grain beer and ale making. He has tackled many different styles successfully and is a true connoisseur. When he recommends something, I go buy it. I happily offer my services as a taste tester for any of his creations. If you are in the Minnesota twin cities area, you have seen him at beer events. He is the one that turned me onto Surly when they were an unknown upstart – now Surly Brewing has a hard time keeping up with demand – congrats on 5 years Omar, Todd and staff!

There is not much to write about this time of year (maybe I should be in Australia or New Zealand writing about hops?), so when Brad told me he took second place and my hops were involved, I figured I would put this together. Check out the Upper Mississippi Mash-Out website and consider attending (maybe even entering) next year. You can see Brad’s entry here:

Brad deserves all the credit here but he doesn’t have a website or blog for me to plug. His wife Julie does some amazing custom glass work so checkout her site (Valentine’s day is around the corner). She also makes custom glass handled beer openers!

Growing Hops News

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Esquire.com There's not enough oxygen on Mars for us to breathe. The water is trapped in ice caps, and the soil is alkaline and dry. But up on that red planet, there's the potential for growing hops, the plant that gives beer its delightfully sharp, sour taste. That ought to make it feel more like home. The hops discovery ... Brewing beer on Mars? Students find Martian soil is suitable for growing hops - ZME Science on 20 Jan 2018

Tampa Bay's Beer Businesses Buzzing about Growing Hops in Florida

ABC Action News “We're the number two fastest growing market for brewers,” says Casey Hughes, brewmaster for Coppertail Brewing in Ybor City. “Let's keep the money in state. Keep the hop growers in state. Keep the jobs for harvesting, for shipping.” There are still a lot of question marks about growing hops in Florida. on 13 Jan 2018

Budweiser sending barley to space in hopes of learning how to brew beer on Mars

Fox News At the time, Budweiser also explained the challenges it faced in brewing beer in a Mars-like environment, including limited water resources, limited sunlight for growing hops, and atmospheric pressure that would turn traditional beer to "foamy slop." Nevertheless, the company vowed to be ready to "toast ... on 24 Nov 2017

Hops Growers, Beer Brewers to gather for trade show & conference

Kreuser says, “With this increasing growth with the craft beer industry, comes this interest in growing hops and with our conducive environment, it just makes for a perfect mix.” She says the conference will offer workshops and speakers providing important information for producers who are interested in ... on 24 Nov 2017